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  1. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    mixyplixy posted a topic in Correctional

    Hi..I am thinking of taking a position in San Quentin or Folsom/ Sacramento...if you work there would love some feedback about how you enjoy your work, working for the state

  2. Psych nursing certification exam

    mixyplixy replied to deemideem's topic in Psychiatric

    I was going to take the cert exam but ...why? I wouldnt get paid more and no one seems to care, its epensive nd dificult...so

  3. Anyone work at San Quentin Prison?

    mixyplixy replied to psychonurse771's topic in Correctional

    I wouldnt work in SQ as your first job in corrections...very heavy duty gangs etc. The place is huge very old drafty and windy. They pay more since no one wants to work there! You have to apply on...

  4. New Grad RN applying to Folsom Prison, Ca... insight please

    mixyplixy replied to patos1984's topic in Correctional

    1. Don't call it NorCal or Frisco. 2. Each facility is VERY different. 3. Nurses make $7050/mo plus bonus if you qualify 4.Overtime in CA is 1.5 after 8 hours and double after 12 hours 5. They have...

  5. LPN to RN through testing?

    mixyplixy replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    Oh come on, if an LVN wants to be an RN, go to school and become one. If an RN wants to be an NP, get the necessary education and degrees. A test of any kind is just a small part of what is necessary....

  6. Advice needed, take the leap into corrections??

    mixyplixy replied to thegreenmile's topic in Correctional

    I'm starting in corrections at medical facility next month...great pay and benefits...I'll see how it goes...you can quit you know if you dont like

  7. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    mixyplixy replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Part of the problem is the other nurses too...I was on a unit at UC San Francisco and was told by other nurses "nurse on this unit care enough our patients we dont have TIME to take a breaK"...meaning...

  8. What if CNA won't work?

    mixyplixy replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First, try not to work in the same facility in which you were a CNA. Its a very difficult transition to get them to accpet your authority. And YES it falls on you for any poor care being given. Long...

  9. Direct Entry Programs Applications in; what happens next?

    mixyplixy replied to chickpea25's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Be careful with direct entry MSN you come out with alot of knowledge but no real intro to nurisng culture...and little clinical experience. When you say you have an MSN, there alot of high...

  10. LPN to RN through testing?

    mixyplixy replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    Letting an LVN only test to be an RN is like learning to ride a bike reading a book...doesnt

  11. Susanville, CA prison question?

    mixyplixy replied to surgnurse26's topic in Correctional

    The web site info is hard and sketch to understand? Can't even understand your question! CA corrections is complicated because they were just taken over by the Feds. All the benifits are on line. No...

  12. California Corrections

    mixyplixy replied to jassyj's topic in Correctional

    Getting hired by CA corrections is a challenge...so many layers of bureaucracy to deal with. I hear they are discontinuing MTAs and hiring LVNs. But they are hiring lots of RN's..they were taken over...

  13. NCSBN rules out Philippines as NCLEX site

    mixyplixy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Philippines

    Well, I am sure it will cause more disussion but this seems to be yet another problem with foreign trained nurses..my issue is with language barriers...they say they have to speak acceptable English...

  14. What is the major reason nurses leave?

    mixyplixy replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    YUP, all of the above. I'm just so tired of it...I thought it was me for a long time till I found this

  15. LPN to RN through testing?

    mixyplixy replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe RN's should take a test and be an

  16. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    mixyplixy replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Why I want to quit? All of the above...all the responsibility and no authority to improve the situation. Managers, I think are the main reason...and hospitals that fire the CNA's because of the...

  17. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    mixyplixy replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse in CA for 15 years and never even heard this was an issue! hospitals cant even give us a safe locker...this is

  18. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

    mixyplixy replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I dont hate LVN's, I hate the system that allows so many different levels of nurses that the public has no idea. I also hate that I have my own patient load and have to be responsible for patients of...

  19. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

    mixyplixy replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi..I am an RN in California and have no idea what a PN is...could you enlighten

  20. Mom needs advice please!!!

    mixyplixy replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    She will have to learn to take the mc tests, thats the bottom line. Also, there are so many good junior college schools for nursing paying that much money is unneccessary. She needs to take year or...

  21. Is it a waste of money to become an LPN,only to work as one for a few years?

    mixyplixy replied to cisa04's topic in General Nursing

    Too many people go the LPN route intending to only do it for a short while, get sidetracked and 20 years later still wish they were an RN. I'd say do the LPN thing now but DROP it if accepted into...

  22. NEW GRAD NURSE with LICENSE can't find work...

    mixyplixy replied to loveandnyc's topic in California Nursing

    Sounds like you are just being too particular for your situation. You have to be more flexible as to location and shift at least for the first 6 mos or so. Try a SNF, learn what you can and then go on...

  23. Does ED have a bad rep for mean nurses?

    mixyplixy replied to noelle4's topic in Emergency

    Old dinosaur RN's?? No wonder they dont like you. Imagine having a younger nurse come in, bake cookies and call them old dinosaurs and think they should be nice to her but not "call the shots...

  24. NP's in travel nursing

    mixyplixy posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi...I am an FNP trying to get into travel contracts as an FNP. I have a situation lined up for a few weeks but if there are agencies specializing in Nurse Practitioner travel I would love to hear...

  25. I passed the ANCC FNP Exam!!!!

    mixyplixy replied to rstoltefnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi...more than congratulations! Unless the reader has studied for and taken the exam they have NO IDEA what you have been thro! I recently took mine and I told people and they sort of said "oh how...